- Volvo Open 70
The Volvo Open 70 (sometimes referred to as a Volvo Ocean 70) is the current class of racing yachts designed for the Volvo Ocean Race. It was first used in the 2005-2006 race (replacing the Volvo Ocean 60 yachts which were first used in 1993) and use a Canting keel which is capable of canting transversely up to an angle of 40 degrees. According to the VO70 rule, the yachts can be made from glass fibres, aramid fibres, or carbon fibres (which were not allowed for the VO60’s).
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Members' blogs
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Mike Sanderson
10/07/2012 - 15:02
When I did my first Volvo Ocean Race (then Whitbread ) I remember sailing up the Solent waterway and Grant Dalton
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Amory Ross
02/07/2012 - 10:14
Heading: 319-degrees
Wind speed: 22.7 kts
Boat speed: 21.1 kts
Distance to Fastnet Rock: 80 miles
DTF: -
James Boyd
28/06/2012 - 07:52
Neal McDonald talks to us about the technical issues Telefonica has experienced on the last legs including their bizarre double
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Amory Ross
14/06/2012 - 11:21
Heading: 054 degrees
Wind speed: 32 kts
Boat speed: 24 kts
DTF: 630 milesThe Northern Atlantic feels a
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Amory Ross
13/06/2012 - 11:59
Heading: 013deg
Windspeed: 14 knots
Boat speed: 14.7 kts
DTF: 1200 milesThe things you see and the places you
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Ian Walker ADOR
12/06/2012 - 10:37
As predicted, Groupama and Telefónica are giving a master class in reaching speed as the fleet slowly curves up in the
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Amory Ross
11/06/2012 - 11:47
Heading: 241deg
Wind speed: 18 knots
Boat speed: 19 knots
Distance to Azores waypoint: 570 miles
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Ian Walker ADOR
11/06/2012 - 11:42
There can be no denying we made a right pig’s ear of the start. Groupama held us high in the last
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James Boyd
03/06/2012 - 07:36
Ian Walker and the crew of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing scored their first leg victory in the Volvo Ocean Race
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James Boyd
31/05/2012 - 12:29
Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race is set for a hair-raising finish with Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing just managing